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Petalos de Huachinango

Like a seafood ceviche, finely sliced pieces of
freshly-caught red snapper fish are “cooked” in the acidic juices tangerine and lime and surrounded by spicy marinated spirals of cucumber
and a sweet marinade of zingy tangerine wedges.

Ingredients

For Tangerine Marmalade

3

tangerines

2

cups

cold water

3

cups

granulated sugar

1

tablespoon

Lime Juice

For Snapper

1

English cucumber (cut into ribbons)

1

(4 ounce) snapper filet thinly cut

2

ounces

tangerine juice

2

ounces

Lime Juice

1

tablespoon

minced veg (jalapeno, red onion,cilantro, parsley, chives)

1

tablespoon

tangerine marmalade (recipe below)

1

teaspoon

extra virgin olive oil

*

salt to taste

4

leaves

cilantro (plus more for garnish)

3

red jalapeno rings

3

sprigs

purslane

Directions

For Marmalade: Peel tangerines and reserve. Cut tangerines into supremes and set aside. Squeeze tangerine juice into a bowl and set aside. Combine the tangerine peel with enough cold water to cover in a small saucepan and place over medium-high heat. Bring to a rolling boil. Strain and repeat process 4 more times. During the fourth rinse, add water and sugar and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and leave simmering until tender and translucent, about 10 to 12 minutes. Strain and transfer orange peel to blender and reserve syrup. Puree orange peel. Thin out using reserved syrup, tangerine juice and lime juice.

To Assemble: Wrap cucumber ribbons into cylinders. Place thinly sliced snapper into tangerine and lime juice. Place snapper overlapping each other across long plate. Drizzle 1 teaspoon of juice with the minced vegetable mixture across snapper. Dot tangerine marmalade around snapper and drizzle a couple of drops of olive oil. Place cylinders around fish. Sprinkle with sea salt.

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